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About Tenacious D
Hometown
Los Angeles, CA, United States
Formed
1994
Genre
Hard Rock
Tenacious D—the comedy rock duo of actors Jack Black and Kyle Gass—is known for their hit songs featuring heavy metal theatrics and comical lyrics.
∙ Before they even recorded an album, Tenacious D appeared in the 1996 comedy Bio-Dome and made a cameo in the 1999 music video for Foo Fighters’ “Learn to Fly.”
∙ The duo’s 2001 self-titled debut was produced by Grammy-winners The Dust Brothers and featured Dave Grohl (Foo Fighters), Page McConnell (Phish), and Warren Fitzgerald (The Vandals).
∙ Their 2002 Brixton Academy show was captured for release as the concert film and music video collection The Complete Master Works, which went six-times Platinum in the US.
∙ They starred as fictionalized versions of themselves in the 2006 film Tenacious D in the Pick of Destiny, which also featured Ronnie James Dio, Meat Loaf, and Dave Grohl.
∙ In 2012, they topped the Rock Albums charts in both the US and the UK with their third LP, Rize of the Fenix.
∙ The band won Best Metal Performance at the 2015 Grammy Awards for “The Last In Line,” their contribution to the tribute LP Ronnie James Dio: This Is Your Life.
∙ Featuring numerous actors, musicians, and politicians, Tenacious D released a cover of “Time Warp” to benefit Rock the Vote in the 2020 US election season.
Members of Tenacious D include, or have included, Dave Grohl, Jack Black, Kyle Gass and more.
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